Balance a Trois (1956), with dancer and choreographer Jean Babilée leaping into the airPhotograph: Willy RizzoLa Belle Hélène (1955) performed by Micheline Grimoin and Josette Amiel at the Paris Opéra Photograph: Willy RizzoLeslie Caron rehearses at the Opéra (1950)Photograph: Willy Rizzo
Saut De L'ange (1955), with Roland Petit leaping into the air on the rightPhotograph: Willy RizzoLes tutus de l'Opéra (1954)Photograph: Willy RizzoFred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn (1956). In Funny Face, Astaire played a fashion photographer, here trying to find the best angle for his model (Hepburn) – who in real life a trained as a ballet dancer before going into acting.Photograph: Willy Rizzo
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